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Figure 3. Typical role of TSE materials in flexible optical waveguides. (A) Solaris elastomer as part of a flexible optical waveguide sensing channel^[49]. Copyright 2024, American Chemical Society; (B) Eco-flex as an encapsulation material for flexible optical waveguides^[111]. Copyright 2018, Wiley; (C) PDMS as an overpack for flexible skin-friendly sensors^[112]. Copyright 2018, Wiley. TSE: Thermoset elastomer; PDMS: polydimethylsiloxane.